Bachchan Kanungo
Dr. Girish Thakar
Dr. Prashant Sharma
Abstract
Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to investigate in pump manufacturing company about existing use of safe practices to control over hazards in consideration with hierarchy of control e.g. elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative control and what are appropriate/recommended controls. Design/methodology/approach-The research methodology includes the collection of five year data of safety incidents and its analysis to find out what control would be best according to hierarchy of controls. Findings-According to analysis of five year safety incident data, in present scenario 69.30% they are controlling hazards by using only personal protective Equipments, which is least preferable. Data analysis shows that 61.34% hazards can be eliminated by engineering control. Research limitations/implications-The currently controls over hazards in case industry should be reviewed again with consideration of hierarchy of control. Elimination of hazard should be most preferable and use of PPEs should be least. Practical implications - This study is oriented towards the prioritization of controls over hazards. At the beginning stage of hazards control, organization think over hierarchy of control then decide which control will be appropriate for particular hazard. The recorded data shows that there is, as a routine, a tendency to avail the last resort of PPEs for control over a hazard. It is felt that the reported accidents could have been prevented, if the hierarchy for control of hazards was properly used. The authors have experienced that when safety managers/personnel take proactive measures to safeguard the employees from the risk of accidental occurrences, the company gets financially benefited in terms of reduced lost time due to accidents, and drastic fall in worker's compensation expenses. that will indirectly improve the overall productivity of the manufacturing unit.
Keywords- Safety, Accident, Unsafe Acts, Unsafe Condition, Hazard, Personal Protective Equipments.